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Mourinho set for second hijack on Chelsea

In what appears to be a war on his former club, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is threatening to deal a second blow to Chelsea's transfer plans.

After hijacking a Chelsea deal for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, United have enticed Monaco with a bid of over £40 million (S$71m) for Blues target Tiemoue Bakayoko, reported the Daily Mail and the Times yesterday.

That would match the French champions' valuation of the 22-year-old midfielder, topping Chelsea's opening bid of £37m.

Monaco had asked Chelsea to improve on their offer. However, as of yesterday morning (Singapore time), the EPL champions have not showed any intention of increasing their bid but appeared confident of landing the France international.

The Stamford Bridge camp has been expecting the Bakayoko signing for some time despite revelations of a knee surgery which may see him miss the start of the season.

Bakayoko had gone for a keyhole operation on a knee which has been causing pain since February.